MBB: Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Gr8Day2BaBear]

i got a question for ya....salem scores 115 against framingham but gives up 96 in the process...are they not playing defense or something???

[d3bballinboston]

new website for the mascac is really nice

[mattapn02126]

In a game like that where Salem is clearly more talented, the SSC kids go for big blocks and quick steals, then pretty much just wait until they're on offense to exert any effort. Salem is big, long, and very athletic; so they are certainly capable of playing D.

[mattapn02126]

3 Games tonight...

Framingham (7-10; 1-4) goes into Fitchburg (3-12; 1-3) and wins 83-76. Freshman Bill Carey led the Rams with 24, and sophomore Josue Almodovar had 19 and 8 boards. Brian Torres had 29 in a losing effort.

Salem over MCLA 81-62. Eric Downie has 30 12 rebs and 4 blocks, and Brandon McCombs has 20 and 9 for the Vikings. McCombs was also named ECAC player of the week. Salem improves to 13-2, and 4-0 in the MASCAC.

Bridgewater survives Worcester 62-53 in a game they trailed at the half. Cuddihy (17) and Thompson (12) paced BSC. K.C. Grandfield had an effective line as well, with 7 dimes to only 2 turnovers. Worcester falls to 7-10, 2-3 while Bridgewater is tied with Salem at 4-0 in the league (11-4 overall).

[mattapn02126]

three league matchups went down tonight

The biggest one a.k.a only one that matters was Bridgewater at Salem. SSC wins comfortably 87-72. Downie (23,11) and McCombs (14,11) led six Vikings (14-2;5-0) who were in double figures. Derek Thompson led BSC (11-5;4-1) with 20.

Curtis Gadles hit a 3 with 0.9 left on the clock as Westfield (12-6,3-2) survived Framingham (7-11,1-5) 82-79. This seems like it was a wild one, what with a combined 50 fouls and ebb and flow of the game (FSC led by 10 on 4 separate occasions). Gadles had 29 points and 13 boards for the WSC Owls, while sophomore Josue Almodovar dropped 31 on 14 of 18 shooting for the Rams.

Fitchburg (2-4) beats MCLA (1-5) on the road.

I only have seen schools in the greater Boston area play this year, but Salem is easily the most physically daunting team I have seen. They're huge, athletic 1 thru 5, Downie is a freak, and McCombs is playin out of his mind.

[All-around]

Like I said before. Salem is the cream of the crop in the Mascac.

[Gr8Day2BaBear]

if you were at the game you'd know the score wasn't as comfortable as it looked....the lead got blown up when bsc started jackin 3's at the end....salem was the better team that night, but they can definitely be beaten

[mattapn02126]

Yeah I made the trip up to Salem, and although the score was tight (6 at the half I think), SSC controlled the entire way and were clearly a better side. Like you said, every team is beatable, and the Vikings have some obvious flaws: they can be lacksidasical in their half court, and effort isnt always 100 percent there. Nobody in the MASCAC is touching them though.

[mattapn02126]

Bridgewater over Westfield in a thriller yesterday, 75-74 in OT. WSC junior 2 guard Andrew Deffer buried a three with 0.6 seconds left to send the game into overtime. During the extra frame, BSC trailed by 2 with under 20 seconds when Tom Cuddihy drove for a layup and was fouled. He converted the free throw to seal the road W. Bridgewater improves to 6-1 in conference play, while Westfield drops to 4-3.

Framingham 110 MCLA 89
Fitchburg 67 Worcester 52

[mattapn02126]

Framingham (3-5) freshman guard Bill Carey hit a 3 with 5 seconds remaining to give the Rams an impressive 97-95 win over Bridgewater State (6-2).

Worcester (3-5) defeats Westfield (4-4) by a spread of 9, 76 - 67.

Salem (8-0) runs past Fitchburg 82 - 63.

[mattapn02126]

Framingham (9-12 ,3-6) loses at home to Worcester (9-13,4-5) 89-84. FSC got a ton of shots up, but couldnt hit anything apparently, going 30-98 from the floor, and 10-44 from 3.  Costa and Wigman led the Rams with 19 and 16. Ryan Frassica had 22 on 6-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Also, senior forward Wigman (Pembroke, MA) scored his 1,000th point last week.

Salem (18-2, 8-0) wins at Westfield (13-9, 4-5) 76-67. Eric Downie had 27 and 11 for the Vikings, who have won 11 straight. 5 players were in double figures for WSC, who was outrebounded by a margin of 17.

Bridgewater (15-6,7-2) beats MCLA by a score of 78-73. Junior Tom Cuddihy scored his 1,000th point with 15 seconds remaining.  He finished with 22 and was helped by Derek Thompson (17 and 7) and the very efficient K.C. Grandfield (11,7,3).

[Gr8Day2BaBear]

it's white out night at the bridge tomorrow night and time to prove that they can beat salem once again

[mattapn02126]

3 league matchups tonight

The only game of real significance went down in Bridgewater as Salem clinched the MASCAC title with an 81-72 victory. 5 in double figures for SSC led by Downie (20,9) and Holmes (17,10). Cuddihy went for 21 and Roland Millien had a nice game off the bench with 17 and 10. Salem is now 21-2 and BSC 16-7.

Framingham drops a 93-75 decision at home to Westfield. Matt Badjo with 25, and it seems this was over at the half 51-29.  Almodovar with 20 and Wigman with 18 for FSC. Westfield is talented; they are definitely capable of winning the tourney despite their 5-6 league record.

Fitchburg hangs on for a 79-77 win over MCLA, and will likely sneak into the MASCAC tourney next week.


haha down year for the MASCAC huh?

[All-around]

Hey Pimpingold,

dont predict things that wont happen. Salem looks pretty legit right about now. And how would Fitchburg sneak into the tourny? Only 4 teams make it i believe

[mattapn02126]

Fitchburg and Worcester are tied at 5-6 in the league. Fitchburg is at Bridgewater, and Worcester is at Salem for the final game of the season. FSC beat WSC both times head to head. So Worcester is in if they beat salem and BSC wins, otherwise Fitchburg is in.